Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
18.6° C
3.4° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.6
NW
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
48
35
34
33
32
36
31
31
23
23
13
13
15
12
12
6
6
3
7
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:45PM4.07m
2:29AM3.89m
2:56PM3.97m
3:33AM3.93m
4:02PM4.03m
Low Tide
7:08AM1.96m
7:52PM1.86m
8:23AM2.06m
9:10PM1.97m
9:48AM1.98m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
15
20
25
26
25
20
16
15
16
21
23
21
19
18
Feels °C
15
16
15
17
15
15
15
15
16
13
18
22
24
22
16
13
12
13
15
17
15
14
14
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